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Celebrating (and Researching) African American History

Miami University Libraries will be celebrating Black History Month with its 24th Annual African American Read-In on Wednesday, February 20th between 11 and 2 in the Howe Writing Center, located on the first floor of King Library.  Participants in the

From the Stacks: Robinson Crusoe

One of the most widely published books in history, Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on April 25, 1719 under the original title The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who

From the Stacks: How To Go Downstairs

One of the fascinations of the PBS Masterpiece series Downton Abbey is its depiction of the highly-structured world of the servants living below stairs. The Walter Havighurst Special Collections hold some volumes that describe the real world behind the fictional lives of the

New Natural History Exhibit in Special Collections!

Making the Pages Come Alive: Four Centuries of Natural History In Print Walter Havighurst Special Collections (3rd floor, King Library) January 14 – May 10, 2013 We’re happy to announce that our new spring semester exhibit is open to visitors!  This

From the Stacks: Protecting Walden

While sorting through old files recently I came across a folder with notes on some of my preservation projects from my early years in Special Collections. Inside was a worksheet that I had used to make my first clamshell box.

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Best Wishes to All for a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!  From the Staff of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections, the Miami University Archives and the Western College Memorial Archives    

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